7.
1 r
J
. . i -
Tw o Duixam n4 TinrT Cent . r l
- o, ctTiibe Doix.s witLiaJ' " r-..
j -m pajr wiUJe discontinued, exu j-1 r .
' - -i cf the Editor, until all arrearage.' re pr J
AdvLtllacmfnts' vill biaserlcd at i '
i r f , , ire ' r !":u. or Ic??, f r Use . . .
' ' .i-.oJ CkNTi'fur n' i contim; cc. -t
:r of i..scriot,a Jcs..if m;L us marled
r " the marjicor llic ed fertlderuf nt will be cor,Ucn
f I till fJr J, and cfi.fr corjinjly. Cuiirt Or.
- 'i ir'iM Ic char jed i-ix dollar?, in variably. 1
'Use c-.arge fur snnourtcinjj1 te Mara of tfcanui,
' : !Te furOjTicis "$3 53 in advance, or 3 00 if jay'.
' la delayed. f ".--" -' ' is
I.-.tlt.r tn ihe Edit Jr must
w , j
i V
red
i.'-0', tU ..cv.
"m: I-re to !'. '
!u f;r.
red .iiu.j of
'wrapped! n :
proud as i. . ...
lie. has CuP'
droved jtt thr
'-'-.'red coat;
J I; lir, is. a no
- isa dor .of the
Do Luz-rn.
':i-ri.f-..r.
o sen ice i!t-
ir. odv
. ! urovu a J
Uullarj
silt nt'-a:' 3
"-rtst; cr InJiin dilef.;
Uati.j'., standing llicre!
fniii the yWSs ' L( the forest
l'OEYRY.
" 'T JAMES STlLLUp. i ,
"v II love Uie faJicsiJ cvry.'on& - -
, .t The laughing, ripe brunulie
Those dark.eyud djughler -if. tlc e -n
, Whhtrest! black as jet. Ail
Wiuxt rapture in tlteirl i dclm y .
RicI) lints their check t Jj,
' Aud in the litilrt diuip!'s thi
- ' ' " Young smiling Lmj reposes.
. 1 love tlv Indies, tvery'one
Th bloiido. u suit ii nd fair-
' "Wiih lookd .o mill! aiidMitnui-' ii"r
, And bright and gol-Juti 1, j
, ;!Iow J afu. tj.uir .sylp-like focins, t
'Thrfr ulubuyitr hutr ,t
'And lhej, bUj.'.u'.-j i'ur mure raVdifuI
-. - "Than riHtt-budi butittJMn'duiv.
' . ri hv the IddiesVL-ry one ,."'" "
E'en lh..-e hImsu graceless Ibnns
1,'Aiu (ugjiwd u l!iaiKt!t that's Loniy ' ,
; - A hundred winir' sturm-? 't
tThuyu.g, ihi! old, ilw stout,. f!u ilsin,"-- .
The ttint as xvell-u fitll,; j-- t
AV'iJous .and wivi-a, ntrutunsafd r.uiia;.,
; 0 cst I lovtheio all. 4, 1". ' ;,t
lve hdit'sfj every one :
Nn but a wretch' Wij'jld fi.jut-Vn;,
"Thin worTdiV;iudwija !oiv 'y place. ,
' - Iff wu wete left without 'etn :
- Biit lighted byli rw;o(naiis titTiilo, " v
. Aw.y all gluoin-id liven, ""' ,
And ilu; tsi hunhl lnitrte upbears
v - Alin!Ui Ulifu Heaven. - .
I tovij. jhe'., s, every otif . ; '
Tlu'y Ver Angels all God blJa-J 'eirj,
And iv ha l caii renter pleasure, gie,
a . t 'rhait M QjtnfirUand caress Vui.
I.cstll hum If a u mperune man, " v ;.
JSo Til dritili their heahlrMn ViitciV-. ;
- HrriiX" thyji.AIuTs, MiiiJ aiid all, , .
- AiJ -vrv nnhfrM 'J.ai'ihtwr, ' - 7 ' " -j;
scene.
.blips
cts 'the
ia the for narihwi t, to hcarkcii to the ". .ver
of - AVn.K : (Hie Death Eiu;, as t!.e ludiacs
callh:. to tlicirprtipoi'uion, by which they
agree Uj m ike LIrri chief of l heir tribes.
. uw 1 itx ; " Jjjr ripens; lh'3 thrcVcn.'
Isen occu:a Lunic-d ui '
. While the wife, u( AmulJ fc..
there by't.ho fire; he advance, '
Qhev'alh-r Do Luzern : -
r 4 Look ye;" he mutters in i!ck tones,
" Your king canJiuveiv sword, but mark !
lam iimIvV., thnjb hout tne jn'theatrtets
my creditors , afu, clamorous. I must have
i3neylYi,;n:
,. "This Ijld Idnc of one u;,d to command,
iiuVsuiw the'ponte Xr;bassa'Jar.! , "
. .'.My King nevnr buys soldiers V hcChis.
peru with'a sivjr, oniJ then'l6ving,pulite1y
re'tire3: j J '
, S.ungjo i!.c fj jlck with ihTscool insult, Ar.
Uold- turning his cjes away from 'the Uriiiik
apy salutes the iJ.diatrhlefhftfk !' They
clnvere in tfte ild, m'usical-'InG.an tcHiiue.
' My brother are willing to own the Death
liagle as their:. chief,-" exekums tha Indian.'
" Ytl arethev afraid that;. he oc the pl
"Z'1" r - ,, I v -
faeff tOtrvvcll V r; - - .
7y my lore for flie pale faces" mutters
tArnold, with u lnok "nnd aineer that TQakes
even the red1 Indiansuut. ' - ,.1.
.-The tV.ief; reumers :, t' .Jy brothers Nvho
arc .many their numbers an as thc leaves
of the forost my brothers v !rj iliarpen their
:-!. jit:L.tsfr tho 'scalp of li: p-ite ;fdcc,
v i,. ak ilu Death '. Eich; to lead them on
j,- iv us:. j 1:
CrLic r. :t ariaj'pre; ru. yc rf Rfrtnuc
-i "oat for the j.icturc.' , . "
Sonic benevolent ml;. dien"rnny rrsy,
VTru'y prevention i-f "crliTie is an ol jjet
greaifv to ba des'ued; and one reason
why tve favor ihd Pcnileniiar 1 em. - We
have always understood l' j -mirdo of purusY.
met:! i a prci-enlivc "of crirfic." N ;.v this
is onj ? to cT.'l.i: 3 frou i !..''. the puLtic
.4ir.d &h )uld lie frt- !. . No dnuli bat !ril'
the whole ..s stem" v,:.-- S ih.tiy;: uh;:i t:.e
a;:: rnp; uas' Crst - miking toj-impress cities
ns't.-Je " lb. Meriofa n:v. rnodo of pun
Uhiog cfjircs, the prevt. .. ,.i-uf cr'noes hull
acon-icuou!S place i;. '-a catalogue cf ad
vintjges "which the proposed i;cheine possess,
cl ; i.vJ ! uniV ' :.tely, when an attempt is
u .i made ' introduce the system into an
cr'Sla: "tho old hvnij'hetic tal'o'-. '
brought furih; and a.floutiihjs i...Je, iu i'.,e
fce of facts, about llic t facierjey of the. Pen
Uenthrv'in preventing crimes It lo.A's.wcll
upon ; paper, but It wants a' very'-essential
Ingredient of good argument toj influence,, a
community to introduce a greet chang thav
i , to be 2 lo lecerlimjy true .in practice. -pit
is,iho njdinioD offmany ihtt"igcntx.mcn j
.In hc States which have adopted the system,
t'm the Penitentiary is not a preventive, of
crimes. Attention to pasinV -events for
rrnny years in succession, tends greatly to
ilo conclusTon. .yrhe Hepori,dT4' .Penitcn.
tiary Committees," are one -sic,cd.lihi!i?,'and
entitled Vo bt't little, reaped. f 'thj absence
opoiiiive ( r.j. f; a -comparative View will
approximate ta the truth.1 If tve ascertain
that the an- nl p -fits'of a Pritiu.r are' great,
vevijp;t.to ; Or l at-thera are many Idfbour
crsj f Tj.1 t'.ij profits ,of'Piison labour, arc; not
;nJnvei ratiu t ) the" number of laborers.
Uiutenar.tid Pt,niientia"ries do not;1 yteld pro.
fr.'.s: If wca&cerlain that ihe profits annually;
increase, tlic ratii.lUoferc-nce' is 'that -the
.'V-'.V- s. .... "
iiiimuur u icii .uidy, uieieascs; or 11 mere
tr'.c:) ' '.iie'.iJei;1!, , y";wou!J
Prisoc'coul'l nut be suf-
:V.'ts'tu!' Eve
c it ; ....
".ruayt the j j I
lei.... fnn;r the I Avilhia tint period, opd
f 4:.e.C:.. ':.th"vt o
i p r:trlc ubout nine 1
5 :,.,r. n C!irk; cur.iyt
' , ..t 0.1. lire, tii..:.i..c
ncd -relief.
fend .oigk downj for, iri that case, the roor.ty
would bo suk. Bu a remedy must I a sought. -Tl"
Lfislilure tvoulJ be compel'.-J to mnkc
P -i .; ;, ... , 1 ,1 ... - I . I
- list oF-o:Ttr.etsPent'entijr? cr. ,l'.
ni:. lenitiun u.e : mm .wtjj iy.. -iy. i
ciiiuiaaLcutd be co.;:cted. for a gsverj .ot: t on t. -'-.;U :- Oi porcfN'""'.
fence C Ia'-r portion of a convict i lit?.? 1 prcactinf 1 f. esj.Mts.'vljj an e
btin!i mst valuable.. Thus puaisiiir.ont.iigi.t
bo greatly idisproportioned to oHenccsand
great i:jas;tCQ dene. '.'Judvs 'ar'l ; jurors;
hivicg a discretionary p j-.er : awaru..'g
peiS-iliicJ, would bo 'iQmpicd to j r-lract the
term of confinements,- r.rtl f r '.he relief
of the pcGp'iVonJ without j 1st regar 1 to the
attrociiviof i!io ftLnv.. It h as" often been
'Istr.-lin on iVe.4lh i-f
;-u'.i, lCli,. Treasury
to t:.c amount of
111.
.3 oy'iegate
CO
.f. mes . spread wila i' -
Ji.muy.i,l,..jr. Aie,Ju..- . - , Tri.HSU , ull
M ...
K tho-st' January, lS37,'cnd
the mother-'. .v of tht? Hun. Amos Kendall,
accompanied by her s- :nJoavoreU "t.isavo
u hfch ar.ic imb it rn Jf 1 l
thair.r Marctrr 1841 fever'
destruction. 1 he old hoy was soon euvelon. iV, -; -' t u':,
j . 1 ' r Tire amount left m ll:a J - 4 - ? "
cd m the Dimes, and ths son m .endeavorm , V - , 1
. . , r, IreasurV oil the 4in AJar... . ;
to save ncr, pertshed w:th her. , Tncrc ;ras V . i " . j - T ' " " - ;
... iSU, wheitlheAvtil'' Ad. ' - ;
Mr"oV V, ' ;v.; - . ,. J
I :. i !-" . 1 ' I- . . ... ' t
miubtUatton of Gi;u. Jlar-
. f'ThSa; u'iio Illinois) Journsl co.... j rlsacoQimcnced,' was -
eu i.auuiM , . - , i .
'd im,r
cuihf .-bMUns-fihn ir conviction '...J imp , ' 1 t ' ' Vi
, : -lr - ; - " . ,, icsnonder.lprespecUng-lha M or mops. . lac
uburtiieii iro;i iho community. ir.c!edi;- f ',-,, . 1 - ,
i ; . ' . - ' i i rmn rrinn!frr iirn .hv !hm -ronsisteu DrillCl-
themselves. ' .Change the
the ddpirerof the burthen I
conviciioTi, aud it wouIJ L
tlnpxc
t: ume, venal priticipal to convict the accus
ed upon too'slr ':t 'grounds a more dtplor
able ctil.r Irom the same causr, the csec
ulivevJld bc deterred ttuvz t rcis'g thq
clemency, of the. pardoning Jk cvta - in
cases tthyrc,thc ! rigour, of the 'ppnahy .was
evidently;!, proportionate to iheoflencn.
Moreovei' if. ho pi ison should be, profitable,
li.o samc,jciii 'would probably happen, for
the sake of'idcreaslos" the "rains. ,- - ' - - -
,,h .. , j
the tuwnfuf tlje piKi 1 face ; unburn, to kill, 1 Ins been deficit ah Jf it apnually decicases,
till not a single; jirf. frtCcT-iV leff in the land." the '.conclusion' will' bo the ' same. This, us
'.Tny mb!! wjia the hoarso respoiiso ol general 'rules, will I. found itrite.. though
Arnold, given'wiilrknil brows and clenched loihercircu'rjistanccs-rr.ay'oGVct theTcsuit' lor
.miscellaneous;
Courier.
From IlijJ Pd id 'Jj!ua Stturday X
"A .Scene from the Lecture of Georjre Lippard,
, on t!u Li To, .T iv;!3 n and Dcuih of
Benedict Arnold.
There wss it niht-wben ;ari awful
;ony
t . vas' passing, in Iho ibreast of Am ld ; the
i.". 1 -striigglcv between Arnold s rovtsngo alid Ar
T" 'iuM ptidr. ' ' -
' You Jnivc all .rriitti-it 'old house, in S--
I 'cond-near 'Wahiiii stleet, which. mi(; the,
imno. i
' " "I ii shall thoD.nt1i-'C ij.:lo --become the
chh-f of thu 'red men" said the; Indian
Hat his-pilu face srpiaw there !IIo must
luave her ; she cnn never dw.ell-in, tho tents
of the red-oca.'"- :-.'. - ,
1 Thcn ii 'was i hat"' Arnold t ho "taiuc'uTbra.
eed with a gleam of sivnge d lighf, t!:e?p'ro
poslihin to becoino the chief of .a niurderous
tribe of wild liidiuns fell this heart grow
cold! r ' -i '" . : "
, Ah! htjlyv he loved that jvife ! A
Arnuldjl uh(in his road .revenge was wilt
lin; :t sweep tlie towns of the 'whites wiih
torch! and jknifej quailcd!with thefcVe, of leav.
ing that fti'ir vounr:vife. ' ' r".
?VThe PeathjE ightcannot be your chief !"
he said ashe turned from the Indian. -The
red-man went from the room with a sneer on
his d-.y face, fo; tho man who could not sa
crtncihis wifethe lo'ved one of his heart
to that revenge whichvvas about to stamp bis
name; 'with; eternal sconi," - v -. .
f NtJw take thia i letter to - Sir '.Henry; Clin
- ' , r i ' rt I1 1 ' " - I -i " ' - Til-
rtTWjHriTn -J'oriif t'Jjncc .the. Pal cc td ton !" U$e6 Arnold, placing tho fatal Icttei J to' the General Government for sj'me. remote
'Benedict Aniohf is now uoniaTrifutto-b-.jf thc Critiah ,y. Aud ' thenAr-1 place to- send criminli lowas spoken of,iand
lory ofj Venus D.j- Medjcis, and sugir can
J 'ilies. fJhl ddhfusi,,; weturesqiio"A ruins,
', '5 with biUlcmentce walls' and 'deep-gabled
'roofs.''' . . ; '
' One'nlght'a gorgeously furnished chamber,
' 'iji that bouse," wn.s'iKlniiined'Pyv ttiolareof ii
' Jb7rght Hood' fire. - And th.n", vvith his back
f m .t...'. ;.; .i i ' i ..." ....! '
. 10 iiini jiri", ineii", loohingou; iJO'tijuic 'ei-
- crn sky, gleaming -ijiaWp starlih blood
Benedict ArnoJdOrig hand vas Jaid upon
his breast, whieh thfohbld In long deep gasps;
the othfr held two letters. . , J '-
V" : ",Ilead the' superscription - of 'those letters,
by the light ot the stars; one is directed tj
"GencraKWasbington, the other to Sir Ileury
- Clinton. -One o:inouucrs-his nccrjjtanco of
:the command of WnsVPoih.t, th.other offers
to sell XYesl Poinfto the PrilTsh,
'f ' nd now look at that massive facet quiver
l,ng w-ln Vcvcngey pridi?, ; and-patriotism j look
'at that, dafli rye, "gleaming; with ihoTiiirror
-'.;'of a lost soul ; look at that bared throat with
Aha veins swelling like cords ! " x
' ... ;Thnt il tVe sfri'iiirle bctvvceti rz ' ! t1
. ' Patriot .-.:". .tranfd the Traitor.- 1
- ;Andt. , far-back in thv oom,' half hid.
"den among fticn curtains, silent and thought
- oul, sits .lovely woman,' her he' ds clasped,
. lerunbound hair showering idown over he'f
slKulSafsher.large blue oyrs -glaring wildly
- upon the firef WtlI may'tl tt bosoni heave,
,,,hat eye glare TFor now the vife of Arnold
' is waitingfor the .determination of .her -hus-
" "bandVfate ; -now, tfie darkest shadow is p" :
. -Ing over the Dl-il-pldto ot. bis destiny. w
While Arnold stands brooding there, wlvile
his wife sits tn ..ib!ing,hyihe'fire--withoul,
" in tho ame.cho.wber, three persons Ivait for
- . Tiim. - j . ,-
' . - . - "
. - Ocq i? a L use-h rowed, min clad in the blue
"imiform of the 'Continental?, , "Turn lhatani-
r"" 'form in, J it is sc. let., That is a.Briti h fpy.
lie is waiting to. bjur.'ihe letter-to Si; Henry
a time. - Jucgirg by - the above1 i ules, ouf
&l i.fck of. information will go to 'shev "concIi'i.V
fcivLly ihal.-Pcnne'ni:aries are. not -proven-t'Vi's
of crime. T v "! ji'.'v
" In-tho ubss'nce of : afHrrnati ve proof, we
ha ve a ncg uive 'proof that may convince ev
crV impartial riiind.'" "The system has been
ntfw a long time, iu operation ; and, 1f it were
evideMfy a 'pre vcnUve- of. crirrie!its friends
would make a triumphant .flourish jof this evi
dence ef success. And yet it ha ,not been
shown that crimes havegradually decreased
in several of the States 'that liavd'" Peniten.
liaries.. It histnr)t been shownlhat they are
on tho decrease ia an-, one of-lhese States :
nejiher has it been t!:own thatxwimcs' arc at
a "stand, checked, in sevcril' of thbse Siatcs?
tf these things cou!J behovvn, they would
be; if thcy'cannot bcshow'n, theyido'not
exist. Under this view of the c.a5' would. a
- - - - it . - .
man feel at. liberty to asieit cwbeiieve thai
th'ej Penitentiary system is a3prcventiveot
crime?" $ , r-
tong'ago,in Massachusetts, .ini 'application
, So muSli Tor the profits of.a. Penitentiary,
or aspcciJlation n cirne a 'thing prefos.
tcrous and odious in its conct p'nn, and hi.
iqitoiisii) ijis. progress. Men"--begin i. by . at.
tempting to exonerate ' ihomselves from the
burthen If puni-hing crimes, expend a lurge
sum of mjney in a measure thutonly adds to
their bur:ben! go on to desire the, increase of
eriniii.aUj'aud 1 end in oer-pi:'"ishing ' what
victlins tljey' have. Moreover, a man of
correct tastamay" be extfuscd for asking ;.To
wh5t pubi:': would you afplytiri income
deiived f-om.t:rimc ? What interest' in the
Stable might' properly owe its advancement,
and be trader an obligation, to crime And
Ii ? ir.'hl fth great propriety dtn that
4.4Li.-; ..-ie"rn ge.nernlltor. the.'1, Cornmon
Schoolsv-in;patiicular, should ie clogged and
stigmatized ! y a debt jot' 'gratitude 1o' crimes
and -felons. V ' ,i - . ' ' '
Norlh (Juroli. ins. Tho Washington cor-
rcs pbndent of the. Richmond. Q(juircl' null c
ing the fact that tbe present - Governor of
New"IIampshire is a Norlh" Carolinian, says
jhcre aic more native "born sons '.of Norlh
Carolina uij either branch, of Congress, lhan
of .any , other;- v.Staie.". Wc'Tiave frequently'
been reminded thatour good old State furnishes
an unusual proportion, of "great and servicea;
bje ihentp'oiher.'.St8les. and to .the natiori.
Not the. least ' Tour honors in this connection',
is the JUct;nul perhaps generally, known, that
M rs. Madison, widow of ; the late illustrious
President,! was a native of Guilford count,
in tfiis'Siaic. Gretnsbarpvgli Piiirfot.
Annexation of Ireland.1
nold and his; wife were alone.1
"'-Then that wife gating on 'tTi'rjts!;lecoun.
tcpancii of her husban3t noVv Iivid as ashes,
r-gazing in ,ihat dark eye, now wild and roll.!
ing itv-hs glance, gazing on that white iip,'
th;Vr quivered like a dry leaf then that wife
of j Arrfold trembhid as she; fe"; that ihe dread
RubicJn was passed; that .Arnold: the Patriot
ilcbd, she sat in s presence of Aunolc,
the Tisaitok .
)ftov.
ENTcctfr. W c learn from the - Message
Owsly that the flairs of the State are
in jo ood' condition. Tho omount"-of jhe
State debt, instead of being increased, is rc
doded by ihc'fiscal"' operations of last year,;
the! resources': of the sinking fund have been
a mp' to pay promptly arrd --punctually the
ititeresyon the "debt ' without . anticipating
mepis ihe avails of. the Treasury have been
abundant to meet the ordinary expenses of .the
Government, and leave an expected "surplus
on jiaaa at the end vf.-tho .next fiscal year ;
the .receipts from, taxes, from 'turnpike roads
from bank dividends, and from tho rivers,
have r.!lWen greater thisyear than heretofore;
all goinjs to shaiv ihe slidprosperity"and the I
lUllCUOUS COIlUillWII .V iUO VUIIIIIiOU WvCUUU,
andjreflectir)- highest praise .upon ihq able
and'faiiifu; i to whom life administra
tion of pac uMirs has censo wisely-aud
harfily cp''t"1. 'I,. 7- ' ' , .' I I
'i,'..j ':irivl Nvni-.h has been going, on
forsomo) r :.i v. Francis Thomas
andl his I We, 's. at last. beene(l!eJ by a
divJrco,' graced by the Eegrsfarurc of -Virginia,
-oh !lhe pr"!;caion of Mrs.vThon'ias ;
shojtiavYng pr.ed Jier huband s charges
unfounded; before t. Jourt of justice. ,
KXao propcr? h?K6J 'binity "Church N.
V li es'iinated to W worth one hur..ed
millions I of c.lars. !lleal Estate .$3(J ,000, -what I am, now about -to -say. t Should the
opo
Sjsianed was, that the Peniter.ti
U po s c'
On jTutsd y week, Mr. . McConiiell, of
Alabama introducea tne ioilowtns resolutions :
- t I - - - ,
7ZeoZoerI,-Thal we hail the. elevated feel-
irr? which j now - universally "prevails i in our
glorious Confederacy to s'rengthen and con
solidato ihe principles-of republican freedom,
und extend ilheblessijps ofou free institutions
in. every ppcucjiuie quaricru)iiua universe,
in'the spirit !of C!uistiantovenL peaceful
ui im 11;: i iiuuu
572,718-43
ea is s ;rd to bo irritneDse, 81500 having been
paid out at, a ww owned by a Mormon ic
one week for wheat;-Three qualities" of .the
spurious money ' were alOlnu"actured,, which
were sola lor jor oy,.ana- cents ,ior 1114
dollar !Thut for which .hebighest. 4) rice
wns asked, issajdV be so perfect as to escape
the most rigid scrutiny of the eye the outer
coat being of pure silvertand. the alloy so
cumpiqieiy eoyercunsw p'Yenw ue.ieuou tit
any other way than, by cutting'- Ileyelations
have also made'Chkh dead to the belief' that
a number of persons have been murdered by
them ia the mosfborrtble manner, .
. . L '. . i T ... ; ' . v -. . f -
Tho Indiana' Democrat of ihc;J.2th 'ultiinu
contains an .account"" 6 C.n receiftt tragedy . jo
Decatur in that state. John, Muldooti.OCias
anxious to marry'a daughter of Mr. N. Feiick,
but her parents forbade the unipn. Muldoon
subsequently, broke. into the. house, and being
opjjrsed by tbe young lady s mother, asiTed
herA violently. xoung .betick,. hearing the.
disturbance rushed into the room, and aftec
repeated efforts to remove Muldoon from the
premises without success, shot him through
the br cast- M. dicd.in a minutes, mid
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Congressional Adjournments. The mere
per diem of members of" Congress, 278" hi
number, Amounts to 62224 every day. Six
davs have already been lost by adjournments,
inccost.ol wl.:-H was 3,34-1, exclusive ot
the1 pay of the numerous o'ulcers, pages, c:c.r
vvhich. would vvcli the sum to 815,000. ..
Voltaire's ;AJd . residence', tho Chateau of
Forney hsbeeri'puiehased 'for $100,000 by
M. Grignolet, u retired Parisian shawl m r-
chant.
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.. This is the title of an article) in theoflicial
paper of - Monday last, (Hie 29th December
the object of wdiich is to show'thdAhe public
debt' of the States' was fucreascd during
tho Administration oLJvlr.'..Tyterr whieltp
pleases ! the- ofuciul editor to consider as a
Whig AJrnin'ulfation, by the amountof 610,.
363,717,87. This increase the editor charg
es upon VYljig deficiency and Whig extniva-
ganceslating that ,4AVhig promises - of re-
showin5tlHilthoI)i7ncci ' "
jc -.Admiaisraiion of -Mr.
yau1Buren'.exicn.ded da.. -
ring ftscontinuauco 31,310,014 21) '
or S7827,50353, anrtuil! ', r an fabood
the crdimry revenue of ihs '-'rj A pfiti
ty commentary, lhi3, upon DsTpiocmtio ecop.
pmy ! ; Hero is a.Democratia, President 5901?
mencing his odicjujl- du'dcsviltia' suqlu5.uf
seven;ern.VnillKjns of dollars iu'tho TrcasIuVy,"
rcqeivin-j during his continuance laoflice nto
millions more. from other than Ordinary ?oor .
ces borrowing; by issuing Treasury notesj ' 4, . -.
over five? and" a"' half millions besides ; ' and .
I . 1 I' ..TjT . '. 'T ....... ' a rannne v tnrVVIl II'
leaving in in x iwsui j , ivm .V -
his Vbisuct;eisor. was to carry un4he Gov. -ernment,'
little, more Jhan half a.milliorf of
doltera!-'; J - ' " ' '"' ' '
""Thus, in tho lansuaj'e of thu document
to'wluch we hatf referred, ' were r the ex.
t.cnditures pushed; beyond, iho amount of,th
revenue:-' They were made to absoirb'thtu'
surplus in th-T'liasury and the outstanding
delts.'due to the 'Unites! 'States, so thai the
Treasury was, on thp- 4;h March, .1841 , n.
'haitstcd- of its rneans, ifnd subject, to heavy and
immediate liabilities. It was already burden,
ed wuh'Vdebt incurred, in'time uf peace and
without I any adequate resources except tho
authority, granted by., lav- to augment thnl
. Su.Ii'wasihe position ofafTa".rs when, tho
Adminfstratjon s5tihe Whig President ,G;eti.
Ilaniscm, commenced. Ilerp-was ho seven,
teen millions of dollars, to t:cotnrnchcc- opera.
lions with. Here "no prospective receipt' of
pine millions xjf dollars more frci cxtru
source's. fl o ;,'itSe's"t'uninb;unts" h'nd . been
expended adeblof $5,648000 contracted,
and apultry Imlf roillionrfrf dollars. left' in the
Treasury V Was itnot time that a "set. of , ,
new books'" should be opened in the Depart.
meotsat . Washington, - and that confuioti
and extravagance should give place .to regul
arity arid economy " -;Iff the ,WMgsdid
r.Al.,.,.t.,:,i,1,.,t' 4t1ru,'ur ' ltfiLa,v ni'iulti In hit !
opened at theTreasury,, had they not 'good
I-
ireuchmcnt and ecortnmv 'end in 'millions of
debT,
1,1...
the Denoerapriiicted thcy; wduld fulfill
tfiif hrk-ic'fiil iifirti-rlnli inn a" ' . ' f-
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, . We might perhaps have permitted this mis
statement of TWnig Jeeds lo'passj as we do-
Veason to do'so? t '-. ... "
'The official rditor says " however,' that
.these new bb.uk s. ha vi : been opened, au
inspectipn ofVhcm'slvS'ibat the'public debt
Increased cTuriHghe laid -'Administraifon in
the sum of $ 1 0 ,863 ;7 17 j 8.'No w jt 111
be found that , In June, 1841, tho" Secretary
of the Treasury Tcported (see Senate docn.
mem of that Se.. jnNu. lOlhut there wa"s
thcn'an aggre'gjle of debts aid 'deficits (crc
ated.by the preceding ' Adminiitratioii) aAo
provided for; " in this and the ensuing year,'
f "31,035, 18. This was a le'smv of
debt and tiabi; 1 , .thed.to iho lTVhig
' .;." rj VT. ."W" . - . I Inait ntlmr. IIMlt.nilt n.itinn v.rt t-n.....- rrtlUlt A H III t t : I ft in iM.lVV 1 1 f ) 1 1 ii 11 II llittl
for vvhwhikwas-'e're'cled. '-"ut ; Wnkcc in. . it?i?0rf That while We hail thoa paid off, and5 tho hilional debt (taking tho
genuity at . length .-discbvefedtlialir-crimo wf J", (vv'-Mought its Way lo independ- e'n'TPi the 44 UnlonV' 'figures') h is been increased'. only
could riot be repressed1 by, The fPenite our Unionjiond .irmile was comprlwsi- nj 316,333,717 89, llfc-o certainly tl.e Whigs,
it coiild, at least, be'so managed aslo -ield vlew anaffected pride and satisfaction the records of the TreasuryDepartmeiiT, - ,-f adding any .thln to the public debt;
an incu.-ne in ihe S:nM whirh tpnrl'a w.tn patriohp resolution of theKxeculivc Govern- can be relied upon. " . " - TinsTcoT?sS?4s' - fm'itri vpM iluin..h
he next . to consider " ll.ct Penitcntiarv
system as u source of revetnue.-!-11 - '
j "Touched by the Midas finger of "tt:c"Statc;
' Bleed gold for Ministers to tport, awaj." - T
The great Argument now used and relied
bnin defence of ihff Teniteqtiary systemis,
that aprofit miy arise fromi it, for llic bene
fitof lheSlate. . (This "places 'the great ex
'pendituro 'to be interred on tho basis of arf
invcsto-ent. for profit; and it-is- gravely
jUrged, that iho-investment will- be fa lucra
tive one The grbssness.of the idea, is some
limes attempted- to' uq concealed , under the
garb of ccouomy- in punishing crimes. But
(under whatever guiscthc thought of deriving
a revcuuo from Crime ,may have the affwW
tery tfprescnt itself, it appears. to me to "be
boih indelicate and demoralizing. T"ho" pun
Lhmentjof Crimes should ever be a burtiieu 'cir
tho community : vthcn every i incentive' to
prevent- t! cm will- be , in force. But.-the
community should never derive benefit from
crimes, because that makes "u directly inler";
ested in their continuanpe ant ipcrease ; and
their i Jiiiiinulion,t)r total, preyentbn, would
have; tha. cppearance-"of a publid'loss the
destruction ef revenue.' Theti, if ;thjs rlertr
of the- subject be correct, there -should Jte'no
iHcstr.'znl'br-cutixryof money, txade- orr the
basis of crime -t tchich can, by pit contingency,
become profitable -'" j : ,
' The people .of Nortli Carolina shpuld be
well advised before they vote for a Peniten
tiary- i would invite particular attention to.
o'lhcrVerty $206,000. . :'i- : expenditure be niafle; and. tlie -establishment J
mcnt and-Congress'of die 1 Unjted States . lo
uphold our title lo Oregon; and also obsftve
the groivjng desire to incorporate Mexico
Yucatali; California, &c.fld the Confederacy,
that Jrefand is fully entitled lb ' share j the
blessiegs'of our free insiitutions A
Rcsohed That the 'r'u "people, as' a na
tion, have long been ground .down by j the
tyranny pt British.mirue and misgovernmeni;
and white her people for centuries have groan
ed under J af foreign monarchical yeke, they
have jalways cherished tho democratic princi
ple of repeblican government, the; "only
civilized institution that has insured freedom to
manlp. .: i-i
Resolved,-, That this house . receive with
due - attention and, consid'etaiion "any .com
'mun'icatipn'lhyLnay'V "rom, that
high mirided;nt" liberty. loving jjeople wfih
the view to effect such: atf oject. , V. ' V
-'Tlie raeiiirtg oOhese resolutions "excited
mucltmerrimWtr, when read "
.jvlr.AiCoonelL rose, and said,-'gravely, J",
hope now nu. ineTnberwiil lyjctto the in
t roductiqn of the resolulions. - , - . ; 4
s Sovciaj members - however, . did object,
and'su the'matter passed off. ' ". . .'.-"
'yV---Vi?-N,J - ; l. ... f'1,' i - 'I ; f;.
Wtftisi'S been sentenced to jhe
AlaJ; penitentiary for 30'years for'enticing
slavesawy ioa free State, v f
' Why is'! a pretiy . young MadyUiko the hah
oU a waggon?' because she is surrouncled
by fclters.: .. " '
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- State Motlas: Flori ! i' has for its State
inetto, i 4 Let x os alone :Me -Texas, rvir a
Stale; willjprobubiy adopt , Lend iisa loan
1" ',y
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To' show how Tar the statement is to be
!' relied upou," we Mill - no; go further back
vvith our tfiverg4a IwinJ the , com.Ticncc;
merit of MV;.Var BurenV" Admiriisiratibn in
If ', because we hal be enabled - to.sfiow
byo reference 4o public documenis.that Vkhutr
ever nitieasc iook piace in llie pupilC debt CJU
ring tho I Whig" AdmitU'trationj esAlie
government "ppef calls it, from l4f lb 18-
of,lhc V Democratic" Admiriislra;ion of Mr
Van .Buren,. from March, l$37,lo March,
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um 1841 tbZvi passed out of their ff
control of tbe'GuvrrVmt intr them. Xttj'
hands almost asrsi.on 118 r1;!f,fjfj" - .
reduce the public7 debt (otvviiustano7ngvi,ft
deficiency bf the; revenue in 1941 and 1842) -nearly
two millions below the arpountof tho '
debt and li,abiliiies vvhich ihey found in exis.
tencejon the 4ih Macch. 1841. ' Yes, such-
is the simple fact. If Mrv Yao Bua'n"
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45, wnsowibg Jo the excessive xpendiiurcs Admi'iiislralion had provided for alfthc IdcbU
ol llic V IJemocrihr. Afiminiwrn:'.,rw.f RT- i :. ... .r ..-..t..' .-..i-l.... i
wiiii-H ji uu.iiiueieu, ua ii uuui-io uuvu uoqe,
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ion, ,wnen mo. people pltced tho rcwis of could h ive been paid,- then the -Whigs (undi-r .
Government ioiher ltands. , - t s " air ilit ir disadvamagcs, , and 'ttikiiig tnV. ,
By consulting page 5, public document No. ' Union V calculations) wnukl-liaVe left tho '
2, of; the first s'essifTn of the Twenty.sevcnih
Cvngressi'it will be. found that,. ' from lllb
year 1816 to 1837, a period of-twenty-'one
years, the revenues-' constantly 'exceeded ihe"
expenditures. s The average annual 'surplus
during thar lime was 11,464,225 87mali.
ing an aggregate excess of 8240,748,764 27.
Within t.hat iTme jhcre'vSs applied tolh'o ex
tinction bf h'e natiorial 'debt 8209,792127
44, and there, was deposited wiih the Spates
623,101 jCil-Sl-aod there remained, on
thd 1st of -January, 1837, in ihe Treasury of
the"U. S. incfudihg vhe' fourth instalment "due
to. the States, a surpfus "of 7.1 09,473, 26
. J Thety.were aIo out.:- ; 'I; ; -
standing. debts. due to trfc;- v - : r"
Treasury r' from other spur'- ' ; ' s
,L. f tinco'-nrnrdinfirr ' "v -J - - :
CC3 otJ '- !V ; -V :-;
revenue, and vv hich wcrcv ?' ... "? s
paid between .lsi Jan.,:16
rT, end 4th Miircfi, 1841 v "0,124,747 00
-.There r re.also issui' s t
or had lefi rtny reveilue, out of 'which ihey
public debtj two milions. oT. dullars less than - j
ihey found it ; and fihis. too, without having ;,
had rhe udvantnge.of. a feingle doU-r of extra. . - i-
tU'enUevwInlai iho Democratic Vbn burcli ,
Administration man isdxu.gut rid of nearly ,
thirty-two millions cf clollar'cf luincls. o'f-Vlrat-. r SJ
descriplirt..!"" '. :j. ' J
Besides (it the close of the last Adrninis,
tratioa the : Wing, policy leit nearly Wight I
millions of dollats ia tlyj. - ueiisorytii.whiltf
uio iiemocniis leii only J2472,718, m iking; -
dillerence'efovcr .orly millions ol. dullr's J
between 4'he economy of the Imocratisainl'" 1
the -Whig Administrations, Jn favor of tho
ratter a ndagainst,the former. r - .
Truly," the -official- editor ileserves -1!.
s of hi,' party lor having opened ibis, - .
iscussion. -1 . . .-. - ' . j
ll.anli
- Arrapgemenii are making to light the'eity
of Richmond, Va.", with gas.r - r . v
" A Scininole chief is preaching in Pilts&urjr,
Pa.", and a Chinese in St. Louis', Mq.
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